Presentation - Oxford Brookes University - Department of History
Presentation - Oxford Brookes University - Department of History Presentation - Oxford Brookes University - Department of History
Impetus for Feversham • MacLennan v. MacLennan (1958) – Lord Wheatley’s controversial ruling that AID was not adulterous, denying a husband divorce on these grounds • Public outrage followed the ruling
Interdepartmental Committee on Artificial Insemination, 1958 (Feversham Committee) • To enquire into existing practice and its legal consequences; and to consider whether any change in the law is desirable • Wide range of legal, medical and religious witnesses approached to give evidence
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Impetus for Feversham<br />
• MacLennan v. MacLennan (1958) –<br />
Lord Wheatley’s controversial<br />
ruling that AID was not adulterous,<br />
denying a husband divorce on<br />
these grounds<br />
• Public outrage followed the ruling
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